The 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore was the 74th official season, or 77th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships of the World War II) and the fifteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 11 May 2013. Skënderbeu Korçë were the defending champions retained their title, winning their fourth Albanian league championship.[citation needed]
Pogradeci and Dinamo Tirana were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Parë after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous year's standings. They are replaced by Kategoria e Parë champions Luftëtari Gjirokastër and runners-up Kukësi.
The 10th placed Tomori Berat, 11th placed Kamza and 12th placed Apolonia Fier had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Kamza were relegated after were lost 2–0 against Kategoria e Parë fourth-placed club Besa Kavajë, while Tomori and Apolonia Fier were retained their place in the league. Tomori won the match against Kategoria e Parë fifth-placed club Besëlidhja Lezhë after a penalty shoot-out and Apolonia Fier were defeated a Kategoria e Parë third-placed club Lushnja 3–0.
Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) draw (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
^. Sporti Shqiptar (in Albanian). 27 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
^. Sporti Shqiptar (in Albanian). 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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The 2012 13 Kategoria Superiore was the 74th official season or 77th season of top tier football in Albania including three unofficial championships of the World War II and the fifteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore The season began on 25 August 2012 and ended on 11 May 2013 Skenderbeu Korce were the defending champions retained their title winning their fourth Albanian league championship citation needed Kategoria SuperioreSeason2012 13Dates25 August 2012 11 May 2013ChampionsSkenderbeu4th Albanian titleRelegatedShkumbiniTomoriLuftetariApoloniaChampions LeagueSkenderbeuEuropa LeagueKukesiTeutaLaciMatches played182Goals scored433 2 38 per match Top goalscorerMigen Memelli 19 goals Biggest home winKukesi 6 1 Flamurtari 27 April 2013 Biggest away winApolonia 0 3 Luftetari 29 September 2012 Shkumbini 0 3 Flamurtari 2 March 2013 Tirana 3 6 Flamurtari 16 March 2013 Tomori 2 5 Kukesi 17 March 2013 Kastrioti 0 3 Tirana 31 March 2013 Luftetari 0 3 Laci 12 April 2013 Kastrioti 0 3 Kukesi 4 May 2013 Highest scoringTirana 3 6 Flamurtari 16 March 2013 2011 122013 14 Contents 1 Promotion and relegation 2 Teams 2 1 Stadia and last season 3 League table 4 Results 4 1 Positions by round 5 Season statistics 5 1 Top scorers 5 2 Hat tricks 6 Awards 6 1 Monthly awards 7 References 8 External linksPromotion and relegation editPogradeci and Dinamo Tirana were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Pare after finishing 13th and 14th in the previous year s standings They are replaced by Kategoria e Pare champions Luftetari Gjirokaster and runners up Kukesi The 10th placed Tomori Berat 11th placed Kamza and 12th placed Apolonia Fier had to compete in single match relegation play offs Kamza were relegated after were lost 2 0 against Kategoria e Pare fourth placed club Besa Kavaje while Tomori and Apolonia Fier were retained their place in the league Tomori won the match against Kategoria e Pare fifth placed club Beselidhja Lezhe after a penalty shoot out and Apolonia Fier were defeated a Kategoria e Pare third placed club Lushnja 3 0 Teams editStadia and last season edit nbsp nbsp Apolonia nbsp Besa nbsp Bylis nbsp Flamurtari nbsp Kastrioti nbsp Kukesi nbsp Laci nbsp Luftetari nbsp Skenderbeu nbsp Shkumbini nbsp Teuta nbsp Tirana nbsp Tomori nbsp Vllazniaclass notpageimage Locations of the 2012 13 Kategoria Superiore teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Last season Apolonia Fier Loni Papuciu Stadium 6 800 12th Besa Kavaje Besa Stadium 9 000 Kategoria e Pare Bylis Ballsh Adush Muca Stadium 5 200 6th Flamurtari Vlore Flamurtari Stadium 9 500 4th Kastrioti Kruje Kastrioti Stadium 10 000 5th Kukesi Kukes Zeqir Ymeri Stadium 10 000 Kategoria e Pare Laci Lac Laci Stadium 11 000 8th Luftetari Gjirokaster Subi Bakiri Stadium 8 500 Kategoria e Pare Skenderbeu Korce Skenderbeu Stadium 12 000 Champions Shkumbini Peqin Shkumbini Stadium 5 000 9th Teuta Durres Niko Dovana Stadium 13 000 2nd Tirana Tirana Selman Stermasi Stadium 12 500 3rd Tomori Berat Tomori Stadium 14 450 10th Vllaznia Shkoder Loro Borici Stadium 16 000 7thLeague table editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 1 Skenderbeu C 26 18 4 4 43 14 29 58 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 2 Kukesi 26 15 7 4 49 25 24 52 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round 3 Teuta 26 14 6 6 32 24 8 48 4 Flamurtari 26 13 7 6 49 33 16 46 5 Tirana 26 12 7 7 30 23 7 43 6 Vllaznia 26 11 5 10 30 26 4 38 7 Laci 26 11 5 10 32 31 1 38 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round a 8 Kastrioti 26 10 4 12 25 35 10 34 9 Bylis 26 9 6 11 32 29 3 33 10 Besa 26 8 8 10 23 26 3 32 11 Shkumbini R 26 7 8 11 18 33 15 29 Relegation to the 2013 14 Kategoria e Pare 12 Tomori R 26 4 7 15 30 50 20 19 13 Luftetari R 26 5 4 17 24 44 20 19 14 Apolonia R 26 1 10 15 16 40 24 13Source Albanian Football Association in Albanian SoccerwayRules for classification 1 points 2 points in head to head matches 3 goal difference in head to head matches 4 goals scored in head to head matches 5 total goal difference 6 total goals scored 7 draw C Champions R RelegatedNotes Laci qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2012 13 Albanian Cup Results editHome Away APO BES BYL FLA KAS KUK LAC LUF SKE SKU TEU TIR TOM VLL Apolonia 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 3 Besa 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 Bylis 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 0 1 Flamurtari 3 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 2 3 1 Kastrioti 4 1 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 Kukesi 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 3 5 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 Laci 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 Luftetari 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 Skenderbeu 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 1 Shkumbini 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 Teuta 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 Tirana 2 0 1 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Tomori 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 2 Vllaznia 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 Source Albanian Football AssociationLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Positions by round edit Team Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Skenderbeu11111111111111111111111111Kukesi1081068555324254545454422222Teuta279109679642422222222344333Flamurtari7106810101110998876333333233444Tirana32222234753533454665565555Vllaznia1412574442476788786546656776Laci96345768535365668887777667Kastrioti8585688610101010109997778888888Besa53433323287991010101010101091010999Bylis6912131311978696477799991099101010Shkumbini1213111111121212121212121111111111121212111111111111Tomori1314141414141414141413141414131313131313131313131312Luftetari11479791011111111111212121212111111121212121213Apolonia411131212131313131314131313141414141414141414141414Leader and UEFA Champions League second qualifying roundUEFA Europa League first qualifying round2013 14 Kategoria e PareSource kicker deSeason statistics editTop scorers edit Rank Player Club Goals 1 nbsp Migen Memelli Flamurtari 19 2 nbsp Lazar Popovic Kukesi 16 3 nbsp Gjergji Muzaka Flamurtari 12 nbsp Pero Pejic Skenderbeu 5 nbsp Solomonson Izuchukwuka Bylis 11 6 nbsp Sebino Plaku Skenderbeu 10 nbsp Daniel Xhafaj Teuta 8 nbsp Igli Allmuca Kukesi 9 nbsp Gilman Lika Tirana 10 nbsp Andi Ribaj Apolonia 8 nbsp Erjon Vucaj Laci Hat tricks edit Player For Against Result Date nbsp Pero Pejic Skenderbeu Korce Vllaznia Shkoder 1 3 24 August 2012 nbsp Migen Memelli Flamurtari Vlore Luftetari Gjirokaster 2 3 1 27 October 2012 nbsp Solomonson Izuchukwuka Bylis Ballsh Laci 4 0 28 October 2012 nbsp Migen Memelli Flamurtari Vlore Bylis Ballsh 3 0 2 13 February 2013 nbsp Lazar Popovic Kukesi Shkumbini Peqin 5 1 30 March 2013Awards editMonthly awards edit Month Player of the Month Player Club Ref September nbsp Pero Pejic Skenderbeu Korce October nbsp Sabien Lilaj Skenderbeu Korce November nbsp Gerhard Progni FK Kukesi February nbsp Migen Memelli Flamurtari Vlore March nbsp Gjergji Muzaka Flamurtari Vlore April nbsp Gilman Lika KF TiranaReferences edit Skenderbeu marshon i qete Pejic e fut Tiranen ne krize Tre golat e Memellit kthejne Flamurtarin Sporti Shqiptar in Albanian 27 October 2012 Archived from the original on 29 October 2012 Retrieved 27 October 2012 Flamurtari shkaterron Bylisin Memelli triplete Sporti Shqiptar in Albanian 13 February 2013 Archived from the original on 15 February 2013 Retrieved 14 February 2013 External links editOfficial website in Albanian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 13 Kategoria Superiore amp oldid 1207054034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,